U-Haul, the DIY moving solutions provider, has just recently partnered with an independent auto glass repair business in Colorado to provide moving equipment rentals to supplement its auto glass repair and replacement services. The independent company, AutoGlass USA, has been run by Mike Zenhari since 1998 and the new partnership looks to expand both companies’ businesses by a large and profitable margin.
The partnership with the auto glass repair provider has been touted by U-Haul as just another piece of evidence proving its commitment to corporate sustainability. Corporate sustainability is a strategic outlook in business that privileges “green” business activities as well as community-oriented tactics. Openness is heavily emphasized in this business model, and corporations are encouraged to reach out to their communities. In a nutshell, then, corporate sustainability is more or less interchangeable with business ethics that promote a better outlook for the future for everybody.
U-Haul’s promotion of its partnership with Colorado-located AutoGlass USA has to do with the community-oriented side of its corporate sustainability programme. Quality, independent, and equally corporate sustainability-concerned companies are the types of partners U-Haul tends to look for, in an effort to build a stable and dependable network of partnerships all around the country. The president of the South Colorado office of the company, Trey Bryan, spoke positively of their new partnership with the auto glass repair provider, saying that the company was proud to be affiliated with independent business dealers like AutoGlass USA’s Mike Zenhari.
U-Haul’s sustainability programme has also ensured that the company moves ever forward in its development of moving and packing solutions that do not harm the environment. For example, the company makes use of heavy-duty boxes for packing that happen to be “green” solutions, because they are made up of as much as 90% recycled material. Moving boxes are also reused if possible, and the moving pads the company provides are fashioned out of recycled material. Even the packing peanuts used are fully recyclable, which makes a significant improvement over the old polystyrene peanuts used by most other movers. U-Haul actually uses only the biodegradable packing peanuts now, having made the decision to use it exclusively over 15 years ago.
The partnership is likely to see higher customer traffic for U-Haul’s business associate too. Auto glass repair shops typically do not see as many customers as they should because many people require reminders about the dangers of damaged auto glass before taking action and getting a crack fixed. People who come in to inquire about the U-Haul rentals might react to their exposure to the auto glass section of the business by inquiring about windshield repairs and similar services, which would only be all to the good for AutoGlass USA’s business.
